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Turkey Probes Death Of American Journalist Andre Vltchek

2020-10-25T12:26:33Z

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ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkish authorities are investigating the death of an American author and journalist who died while traveling overnight from the Turkish Black Sea coastal city of Samsun to Istanbul, Turkey´s state-run news agency reported Tuesday. Andre Vltchek, 57, and his wife were traveling inside a rented, chauffeured car and arrived in front of their Istanbul hotel at around 5:30 a.m. Tuesday. His wife tried to wake him up to tell him they had arrived but could not do so, the Anadolu Agency reported. Medical teams called to the scene declared him dead, it said. The Istanbul chief prosecutor´s office immediately [http://www.caringbridge.org/search?q=launched launched] an investigation into the death and his body was taken to a forensic medicine institution to be examined, Anadolu reported. The private DHA news agency said police recorded his case as a "suspicious death." Turkish media said he was Russian-born and became a naturalized U.S. citizen. The couple arrived in Turkey from Serbia on Sept. 12 and spent nine days in Samsun, his wife told investigators, NTV television said. Vtcheck had paralysis in one leg and diabetes and was taking two types of medicine, according to NTV. On his website, Vltchek described himself as a novelist, philosopher, filmmaker and investigative journalist as well as a "revolutionary, internationalist and globetrotter who fights against Western Imperialism and the Western regime imposed on the world." He covered dozens of war zones and conflicts, [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-nam-ninh-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-6-ngay.html kynghidongduong.vn] including in Iraq, Sri Lanka, Bosnia, Rwanda and [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-nam-ninh-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-6-ngay.html tour trương gia giới] Syria, [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-nam-ninh-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-6-ngay.html tour trương gia giới] according to his website. Vltchek authored numerous books, including "On Western Terrorism: From Hiroshima to Drone Warfare" with linguist and scholar Noam Chomsky.

Kosovo Ex-commander Appears Before Hague Court Delays War Crimes Plea

2020-10-20T09:19:57Z

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Tennis-French Open In Numbers

2020-10-20T03:36:45Z

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Sept 25 (Reuters) - Following are facts and records ahead of the 124th edition of the French Open, which begins on Sunday. PRIZE MONEY Men's/women's singles winner: 1.6 million euros ($1.86 million) Men's/women's singles runner-up: 850,500 euros Total prize pot: 38 million euros SHOWCOURTS *The claycourt major will be able to welcome only 1,000 people per day due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Court Philippe-Chatrier Capacity: 15,225 The court, named after the [https://www.biggerpockets.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&term=French%20Tennis French Tennis] Federation's long-time president Philippe Chatrier, is the French Open's principal venue. A retractable roof has been installed on the court to be used for the first time at the 2020 championships. It takes around 15 minutes to close and covers a surface area of 1 hectare. Court Suzanne-Lenglen Capacity: 10,068 The court is named after France's Suzanne Lenglen, [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-nam-ninh-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-6-ngay.html kynghidongduong.vn] who won six women's singles titles at Wimbledon, two French Championships and [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-nam-ninh-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-6-ngay.html tour phượng hoàng cổ trấn] two Olympic gold medals. Court Simonne-Mathieu Capacity: 5,000 The court was built in 2019 on the grounds of the famed botanical garden Jardin des Serres, surrounded by four greenhouses. TOP SEEDS Men's singles 1-Novak Djokovic (Serbia) 2-Rafa Nadal (Spain) 3-Dominic Thiem (Austria) 4-Daniil Medvedev (Russia) 5-Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece) Women's singles 1-Simona Halep (Romania) 2-Karolina Pliskova (Czech Republic) 3-Elina Svitolina (Ukraine) 4-Sofia Kenin (U.S.) 5-Kiki Bertens (Netherlands) MOST CHAMPIONSHIP TITLES Men's singles 12 - Rafa Nadal (Spain) Women's singles 7 - Chris Evert (U.S.) ($1 = 0.8586 euros) (Compiled by Manasi Pathak in Chennai Editing by Toby Davis)

Belgrade - Popular Party Destination

2020-10-19T02:41:46Z

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2020-10-19T02:41:40Z

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